Table Of ContentAbout Our Author and Editor About REA Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Passing the CLEP Biology Exam Getting Started The REA Study Center An Overview of the Exam All About the CLEP Program Options for Military Personnel and Veterans SSD Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities 6-Week Study Plan Test-Taking Tips The Day of the Exam Online Diagnostic Test Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Biology Chemical Basis of Life Chemical Structure of Organic Compounds Chapter 3: Cellular and Molecular Biology Cell Structure and Function Properties of Cell Membranes Cell Organelles of Plants and Animals Animal Cells Plant Cells Enzymes Energy Transformations Molecular Basis of Heredity DNA Replication Structural and Regulatory Genes Transduction and Transformation Cell Division The Cell Cycle Mitosis Meiosis Restriction Enzymes Chapter 4: Plants (Botany) Plant Anatomy Angiosperms Plant Physiology Water and Mineral Absorption and Transport Food Translocation and Storage C3 and C4 Plants Plant Reproduction and Development Asexual Plant Reproduction Plant Growth and Development Chapter 5: Animals (Zoology) Animal Anatomy Tissues Systems Homeostatic Mechanisms Animal Reproduction and Development Chapter 6: Principles of Heredity (Genetics) Modern Genetics The Law of Segregation The Law of Dominance The Law of Independent Assortment Incomplete Dominance Multiple Alleles Linkage Polygenic Inheritance Chapter 7: Population Biology Ecology Ecological Cycles Population Growth and Regulation Limiting Factors Community Structure Biomes Island Biogeography Principles of Behavior Social Behavior Social Biology Human Population Growth Chapter 8: Evolution History of Evolutionary Concepts Darwinian Concept of Natural Selection Modern Concept of Natural Selection Mechanisms of Evolution Genetic Drift or Neutral Selection Hardy-Weinberg and Allele Frequencies Speciation Genetic Diversity Plant and Animal Evolution Evolution of the First Cells Plant Evolution Animal Evolution Human Evolution Evolutionary Ecology Diversity of Life Classification of Living Organisms Practice Test 1 ( also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter ) Answer Key Detailed Explanations of Answers Practice Test 2 ( also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter ) Answer Key Detailed Explanations of Answers Appendix Laboratory Information Mathematics, Measurement, and Data Manipulation Measurements and Accuracy Interpreting Results Reporting Results Laboratory Procedures and Safety General Apparel Substance Control Fire Control Accidents Handling Live Organisms Glossary Index
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